Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

higher than the range of interest, but this effect cannot be completely eliminated inpractice because it requires an ideal lowpass filter.In order to motivate students to master the theoretical descriptions of quantization and aliasing, itis useful to provide an opportunity for the students to see and hear these effects for themselves.A 3-Bit Flash ADC Circuit to Demonstrate QuantizationThe ADC circuit shown in Figure 1 is a 3-bit flash ADC which is designed to demonstrate theeffect of quantization. The ADC is set up so that input values near 0 Volts are converted to thebinary number 000, the input values near 1 Volt are converted to the binary number 001, theinput values near 2 Volts are converted to the binary number 010, and so on up to 7

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Rodhouse, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Cooper, Savant LLC; Steve Watkins, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Know” Sections are includedwith an assortment of shortcuts and interesting facts to make them both more informative andmore interesting. The summary page from the second tutorial is shown in Figure 1. Note thesidebar on getting more information on Squeak. Special consideration is needed for the intended Page 15.992.4young audience.Page 15.992.5 Table 1: Organization of the Tutorials Tutorial Tutorial Tasks Concepts Taught1. Getting Started Use Built-in Squeak Objects Basic Programming Rulesin Squeak Create an Etch-A-Sketch” Basic Squeak Historical

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and address a serious issue facing our students that could possibly affect their behavior.The author hopes to share his experience and some results of this effort to accomplish some ofthese goals through HB101.The ProblemThe fact that many young adults abuse alcoholic beverages, and especially beer, is not recentnews or surprising to most people, especially those who work at colleges or universities.Research has found that the “vast majority of college students drink alcohol, and over half can beclassified as moderate or heavy drinkers.” 1 “High alcohol consumption has been linked to arange of adverse effects, including high blood pressure, heart disease, and cirrhosis of the liver.”2More disturbing is the prevalence of binge drinking

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sherrill Biggers, Clemson University; Marisa Orr, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

innovative and challenging sophomore coursethat integrates Dynamics and Statics. Details regarding implementation of this course are thefocus of this paper. Challenges to achieving success in this new course have been many anddemanding. These include (1) development of a dedicated textbook, (2) development of learningexercises to foster student comprehension, (3) reorganization of topical content including topicdeletion and added emphasis on certain topics, (4) preparing faculty for change, (5)accommodating limited student maturity, and (6) dealing with widespread misgivings about theproject. Some previously presented data are shown to indicate that the new approach and newcourse have been effective in terms of improved student performance on a

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Pawley, Purdue University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

underrepresentation in the context of Purdue, and creating new models via institutional ethnography. Her past research has focused on using the metaphor of a boundary as a tool to better understand how faculty determine what counts as engineering, and to identify how engineering might be understood as a gendered discipline. Address: School of Engineering Education, 701 W. Stadium Ave., West Lafayette, IN 47907, 1-765-496-1209 (v), apawley@purdue.edu.Karen Tonso, Wayne State University Karen L. Tonso, an Associate Professor of Social Foundations in the College of Education at Wayne State University, uses approaches common to cultural anthropology to study the structure of schooling, especially the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. Grading for the project consists of 60% based on meeting all of Page 15.450.2the engineering requirements (no partial credit is given), 30% based on the content of the report, and10% based on spelling, grammar, and writing style. There is a 10% reduction for late submittals. Alisting of the projects for the course is shown below. • Lab 1: Software-defined Calculator Project (2 weeks) • Lab 2: Thermocouple Project (2 weeks) • Lab 3: Waveform Generator Project (2 weeks) • Lab 4: Digital Multimeter Project (3 weeks) • Lab 5: Elevator Control

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Goulet, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

deflections. Euler columns, repeated loading and connection. Co-requisite Lab: 1 credit hour ENGR 247.The principle learning objective of the course is to develop and refine the student’s problemsolving skills. Therefore the syllabus for ENGR246 states: Course Learning Objective: Problem Solving Skills The principal objective is to learn, develop and refine problem solving skills. Therefore most of the work of the course will involve out-of-class problem solving assignments that require knowing and applying the principles governing (the basic engineering sciences or statics or the mechanics of materials).The method of course delivery generally follows the traditional teacher-centeredlecture/homework/exam format

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jonathan Hicks, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University

Graduate Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering's Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE).© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Page 15.554.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Experiences of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Engineering Laboratories: Content Analysis Using the “How People Learn” FrameworkAbstractIn higher education, graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) have undertaken different instructionalresponsibilities, particularly in science and engineering laboratories. Herein, we utilized the HowPeople Learn (HPL)1 as an overarching framework to evaluate GTAs

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

candidate needed to think through the impact and cost of theirpolicies. President Obama has described several key issues in energy and the environment thathe has pledged to work towards in his administration. Called the “New Energy for America”plan, it consists of the following2.1) Help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future.2) Within 10 years save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined. Page 15.379.23) Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars -- cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon -- on the

Conference Session

The New ABET CE Criteria - Program Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

effectively; (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context; and (j) aknowledge of contemporary issues.1 An hypothesis of the assignment is if students take on anendeavor that practicing engineers are currently also doing as well as produce meaningful valuein the work product for their efforts. The evidence of the student work and student surveyresponses indicates that students can take on such an effort. The meaningful value of the workproduct is not so evident.BackgroundCivil Engineers are the care takers of infrastructure. The first priority strategy of the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) listed in the ASCE Strategy Management2 is

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

College-Industry Partnerships

“Desired Attributes of an Engineer” which has helped shape theABET assessment process (see Figure 1)4. Boeing’s commitment to the engineering educationprocess is evident in the unique program called The Boeing Welliver Faculty FellowshipProgram. This is a program that grew out of a series of Boeing-University workshops held inSeattle in February and July of 1994. The program selects university professors to “intern” atBoeing for two months during the summer and this program has been operated by Boeing everysummer since 1995. Page 15.912.2 Figure 1 Desired Attributes of an Engineer4The Welliver program is a unique program

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Thomas, University of South Alabama; Michael Doran, University of South Alabama; James Sakalaukus, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Page 15.145.5own. Figure 1 shows a front view and a rear view of the JagBot with the outer skin removed. Front view Rear View Figure 1 : JagBot with outer skin removed4.2 SoftwareTwo laptop computers were used to host the high-level software. One computer was dedicatedto the task of speech recognition and synthesis. The other computer was used to map tour routes,interpret sensor inputs, and provide high-level control of robot motion. The decision was jointlymade by the CIS and ECE students to use ETHERNET and a dedicated hub to communicatebetween the real-time control system and the laptop computers. Two of the graduate students,one from CIS and one from ECE

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Simmons, University of Utah; Susan Sample, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

oral communication, and emphasized again in lectures onwritten communication. We also established methods, such as instructor consultations withindividual teams and soliciting students’ responses with TurningPoint software, which we canbuild upon and expand in future semesters as we work toward increasing active learning as a wayto enhance engineering education.Student FeedbackStudent feedback about the course and instruction was solicited via course evaluations. Studentswere asked to respond to several prompts regarding instruction on a 1-5 likert-type scale with 1being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree. Because we implemented a revisedcurriculum this Fall, we were especially interested in comparing student feedback from Fall

Conference Session

ELD Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Patterson, University of Alabama; Nicholas A. Kraft, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Technology Society, a non-profit organization, has a rich history.Established in 1953 as a Committee on Vacuum Techniques when fifty-six scientists andengineers determined a need for a community of scholars with knowledge centered aroundvacuum technology and corresponding applications.1 Understanding how to create, measure, andmaintain a vacuum became something of a discipline in itself. The first symposium, held in1954, attracted 295 participants from several countries.1 The American Vacuum Society (AVS)evolved from this original group, elected a Board of Directors, and established society by-laws.A unique feature of this initial group, which is still true of the AVS community today, is thatsymposium participants come from a variety of disciplines

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology; Tein-min Tan, Drexel University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. and international universities to key elements and the business realities of industry by enabling them to "look over the shoulder" of working professionals at several levels of the technical, business, and management career paths. They will leave the program with an understanding of Boeing's business including its research needs, with an improved understanding of the practical application of technical and business skills and with a network of contacts within Boeing and among their faculty peers that can form the basis of long-term relationships”1In all, 149 faculty from around the globe have participated in this program since its inception.The objectives of the Welliver Program are1: 1. To

Conference Session

Think Outside the Box! K-12 Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Wendell, Tufts University; Kathleen Connolly, Tufts University; Christopher Wright, Tufts University; Linda Jarvin, Tufts University; Mike Barnett, Boston College; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Ismail Marulcu, Boston College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

give educators reasonto conclude that engineering design tasks can truly foster science learning? In Table 1, we reviewthree approaches to design-based science instruction at the elementary and middle school level inNorth America: design-based modeling by Penner, Giles, Lehrer, and Schauble,13 engineeringfor children by Roth,12 and Learning by Design™ by Kolodner and colleagues.2 We focus onthese approaches because they are representative of the field, and because information isavailable about their theoretical background, their principles of curriculum design, and theirfindings on learning.A variety of science content areas have been addressed through these three approaches to design-based science instruction. The design tasks chosen to

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Smyser, Northeastern University; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

change in format. Finally, the instructor kept track of time required toadminister this course. If the course was found to be comparable to similar courses in terms ofinstructor time, more instructors might be encouraged to use this approach.Course Features and FormatThe content of the course was broken up into weekly topics and subtopics. The general outline ofthe course was as follows: ≠ Week 1: Structures ≠ Week 2: Crystallography and Mass Transport ≠ Week 3: Mechanical Behavior ≠ Week 4: Midterm Exam ≠ Week 5: Phase Behavior and Processing ≠ Week 6: Environmental Interactions ≠ Week 7: Final ExamThe topics were used as the organizational scheme for the website. A folder was set up in theBlackboard™ site for each

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javarro Russell, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Megan France, James Madison University; Ronald Kander, James Madison University; Robin Anderson, James Madison University; Heather Watson, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

projects that constitutes PBL practice. The lack of integration is furtherdiminished by the deficit of assessment studies used to describe the efficacy of the PBL inassisting students in achieving learning outcomes. With a focus on a PBL-based freshmanengineering course, in this paper we present: (1) The novel use of a PBL classification framework grounded on dimensions of structuredness, complexity, and team environment. (2) Assessment strategies for analyzing the alignment between the PBL learning experiences and the intended student learning outcomes. (3) The classification and assessment of a freshman PBL project focused on reverse engineering a hand-held mixer. (4) Suggestions on how PBL projects such as the

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Joonwan Kim, LeTourneau University; R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Don Willcox, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

the tropical-band frequency range. DRM allowsbroadcasters to transmit FM-quality audio over AM-grade ranges, and as such, is of particularinterest to non-profit broadcasters such as HCJB.DRM BackgroundThe Digital Radio Mondiale system was developed by a consortium of over seventy broadcastersand broadcast organizations to satisfy the need for a digital broadcast standard for frequencybands below 30 MHz. 1, 2 It was approved by the European Telecommunication StandardsInstitute in 2001 and has been extended to frequencies up to 174 MHz. 3,4 A number ofbroadcasters began digital transmission in 2003, and seven DRM receivers were developed thatyear. 5An advantage of DRM over analog radio, in addition to reception quality, is its ability to

Conference Session

Introducing Programming in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Gordon, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Page 15.1321.2IntroductionThe need for a workforce with expertise in the Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) disciplines is widely recognized. 1 Multiple national advisory committeesand blue ribbon panels have cited the need for engineers and scientists familiar with modelingand simulation approaches to scientific exploration, design, and management as a necessary thirdleg of knowledge advancement, along with theory and experimentation. 2,3 A Council onCompetiveness survey of chief information and chief technology officers indicated that 97percent of major companies could not function without high performance computing andcomputational science. 4Modeling and simulation is ideally suited for the implementation of inquiry

Conference Session

International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

Tagged Divisions

International

world’s total consumption of energy. 85 percent ofit comes from fossil fuels. Starting in 1973, the oil embargo of the West by the OPEC, (OilProducing and exporting countries) cartel and the last year’s price hike of oil served as a wakeupcall for the United Sates. However, we failed to get energy independence because of the lack ofproper energy policy. The demand of energy is increasing rapidly due to the rising livingstandards and expanding population in countries around the world 1. Page 15.633.2The demand also exceeds the oil production especially as the populous countries like China,India, Indonesia etc. are racing to achieve the same quality

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Brent Jesiek, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering students develop the skillsand attitudes necessary to interact successfully with people from other cultural and nationalenvironment.”1 Universities throughout the world are now establishing curricula and programs tohelp prepare students for this new reality. One common avenue for this preparation is givingstudents the opportunity to study and/or work abroad. In the United States, it is now estimatedthat up to 7.5% of engineering students spend time abroad during their undergraduate studies andmany schools have made commitments to increase this number.2Purdue University is no different in this regard. In 2001, Purdue’s School of MechanicalEngineering launched Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE).3 Thisprogram

Conference Session

Business Meeting

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Farison, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

communications between members and being a contact point for discussions on issues like ABET accreditation. ABET is discussing the issue of blurring the traditional programs, and input from this group Page 15.41.4 may be helpful."Other notes prepared by Dr. King included the following business: "The attendees represented a variety of multidisciplinary programs; for example, 1. General engineering programs with no specializations 2. General engineering programs with specializations 3. Programs that merged two or three disciplines but were not as general as 1. or 2. 4. Programs that began as multidisciplinary but later divided

Conference Session

New Collaborations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue University; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

AC 2010-875: ENGINEERING LIBRARIAN PARTICIPATION IN TECHNOLOGYCURRICULAR REDESIGN: LIFELONG LEARNING, INFORMATIONLITERACY, AND ABET CRITERION 3.Megan Sapp Nelson, Purdue UniversityMichael Fosmire, Purdue University Libraries -- PHYS Page 15.490.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Librarian Participation in Technology Curricular Redesign: Lifelong Learning, Information Literacy, and ABET Criterion 3.The Need for and Definition of Lifelong Learning SkillsThe content knowledge of technical majors has been estimated to have a half-life of less thanfive years.1 Thus, one of the most important skills

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent Jesiek, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

concept inventory in their courses, and for those who are moregenerally interested in current research and development trends in the area of conceptinventories.IntroductionInterest in identifying misconceptions using concept inventories largely began with the advent ofthe Force Concept Inventory (FCI) in the 1990s.1 Concept inventories (CIs) are assessmentinstruments that focus on fundamental concepts in a domain; concepts that are critical to buildingadvanced knowledge in that domain. This provides a means of evaluating students’ conceptualunderstanding and not just problem solving ability as typically assessed using other methods (ex.course exams). Results of administering FCI indicated that students did not understand basicconcepts in

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Nina Truch, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Page 15.1079.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessing Self-Efficacy, Identity, Morality, and Motivation in a First-Year Materials Engineering Service Learning CourseAbstractThe Materials Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State University offers a year-long, three quarter engineering service learning experience to 35 – 50 first-year students eachyear. The goals for the course sequence are 1) to provide students with the skills, relationships,and motivation to succeed within the department, and 2) to increase student satisfaction andretention. Over the three quarters, we provide students with several activities and designprojects, culminating in a final service learning project with a

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Brown, University of South Alabama; Michael Doran, University of South Alabama; David Langan, University of South Alabama; Tom Thomas, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

inreal-time [1]. These systems are successful in environments that have constrained complexity.Because of real world complexity, it becomes necessary to do research with software systems inconstrained environments. By constraining the environments, researchers reduce the number ofvariables in their experiments and increase confidence in their simpler results. Games provideenvironments that are rich enough to answer research questions that relate to the real world, yetare constrained enough to support experimentation.Our interest in developing an adaptive real-time system began with our observation of a gamecalled Robo-Billiards. In Robo-Billiards, participants use radio controllers to maneuver a robot

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2010-881: TEACHING PROCESS IMPROVEMENT USING THE MOUSEFACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Process Improvement using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality-related

Conference Session

Opportunities and Challenges in Developing International Engineering Research

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin McGarvey, Rowan University; Michael Panko, Rowan University; Michael Kerbaugh, Rowan University; Gabriel Posluszny, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Anthony Cavalier, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

International

, similar to theenvironment that may be encountered by many engineering students after graduation. Thelayout of the Engineering Clinic program can be seen in Table 1. Page 15.524.2Table 1Overview of general technical topics in the eight-semester engineering clinic sequenceYear Engineering Clinic Theme Engineering Clinic Theme (Fall) (Spring)First Year Engineering Measurements Competitive Assessment LaboratorySophomore Multidisciplinary

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American; Connie Borror, Arizona State Universtiy; Douglas Montgomery, Arizona State University; Carmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

AC 2010-884: TEACHING CONTROL CHARTS FOR VARIABLES USING THEMOUSE FACTORYDouglas Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanConnie Borror, Arizona State UniverstiyDouglas Montgomery, Arizona State UniversityCarmen Pena, University of Texas, Pan American Page 15.1169.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Control Charts for Variables using the Mouse FactoryIntroductionThe American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM)1 defines engineering managementas “the art and science of planning, organizing, allocating resources, and directing andcontrolling activities which have a technical component.” Quality